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==Frequency of feeding==
==Frequency of feeding==
[[Image:Snake_eating_mouse_ed.jpg|200px|thumb|right|©RVC and its licensors, Peer Zwart and Fredric Frye. All rights reserved]]
[[Image:Snake_eating_mouse_ed.jpg|250px|thumb|right|©RVC and its licensors, Peer Zwart and Fredric Frye. All rights reserved]]
*Young, growing snakes may require food every 2 to 3 days
*Young, growing snakes may require food every 2 to 3 days
*Active snakes such as garter snakes require several feeds per week
*Active snakes such as garter snakes require several feeds per week
*Snakes may not feed during ecdysis
*Snakes may not feed during ecdysis
*Some snakes do not feed during the breeding season
*Some snakes do not feed during the breeding season
'''Royal python'''
'''Royal python'''
*Environmental cues can be important for feeding. A royal python is far more likely to eat a rodent that is similar in colour to agouti coloured free-living rodents. In captivity these snakes are often offered albino or fancy coloured mice rather than appropriately coloured prey and therefore do not receive the visual cues to eat.
*Environmental cues can be important for feeding. A royal python is far more likely to eat a rodent that is similar in colour to agouti coloured free-living rodents. In captivity these snakes are often offered albino or fancy coloured mice rather than appropriately coloured prey and therefore do not receive the visual cues to eat.